Capacity Systems Software Engineer

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 125,000 - 228,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Python","Go","Java","TypeScript","SQL","Data warehouses","APIs","Distributed systems","Backend services","Cloud"]

Build and maintain software platforms and data systems that power OpenAI’s Industrial Compute planning, forecasting, optimization, and operational decision-making. Design systems of record, backend services, APIs, and data platforms that connect capacity planning with fleet operations, product demand, and financial planning to enable scalable, automated decision support across a global compute footprint.

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OpenAI
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Capacity Systems Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Build and maintain software platforms and data systems that power OpenAI’s Industrial Compute planning, forecasting, optimization, and operational decision-making. Design systems of record, backend services, APIs, and data platforms that connect capacity planning with fleet operations, product demand, and financial planning to enable scalable, automated decision support across a global compute footprint.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and build software systems that serve as the system of record for Industrial Compute planning and operations.
  • •Develop backend services, APIs, workflows, and data platforms that support capacity forecasting, allocation, deployment readiness, and operational planning.
  • •Build applications that connect infrastructure delivery, fleet health, capacity utilization, product demand, and financial planning into a shared operational view.
  • •Build planning and scenario-modeling systems that help leaders understand tradeoffs across capacity, utilization, cost, reliability, launch timing, and business impact.
  • •Create workflow automation and decision-support tooling that improves planning accuracy and reduces operational overhead.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 125,000 - 228,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related technical disciplines.
  • •Strong programming experience in Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, or similar languages.
  • •Experience building distributed systems, backend services, internal platforms, workflow systems, or operational tooling.
  • •Experience designing APIs, data pipelines, and integrations across multiple systems.
  • •Strong system design and software architecture skills.
Experience:5+ yearsAIInfrastructureData engineeringCloud computing
Skills:PythonGoJavaTypeScriptSQLData warehousesAPIsDistributed systemsBackend servicesCloud
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonGoJavaTypeScriptSQLAPIsDistributed SystemsBackendData Platforms

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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Glassdoor: 4.4
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